The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOXERS.
JEM CARNEY,s B0MBAsTTO LETTnB 10
JACK MAULIFEE

BnlI PUIIls, an OId-Itme sporting 1sa-1.h4
storics-.Ten Hyer's Fight with the Bullv
of the Hook-Jako Knrain's Challenge.
Lawyers are q good deal smarter than
fighters. They never belittle an opponent'p
abilities, but. on the contrary, often exagser-
ate them in order to increase their own I'M
rortance whom they get the best OF them. IL
Jem Carney was as knowing as an ordinary
everyday pettifogger, he wouldn't have per.
mttcd his name to BIO appended to tho vain
glorious and bombastic letter to Jack MoAu-
life which was published last week. II Jem-
my was not known to be such an out-and-out
glutton and game cock. his announcement thaf
he was going home to England and to visit MA
| relatives in Ireland, while McAuliffe. accord
ina to his own statement. was "clamoring fol
a fight" would subject him to the suspicion OF
not being nearly 80 much in love with 60
with him as he would have inferred. 1t 10
strange that Carney should 30 sickle against
giving away pound or two of weight to man
| whom he stigmatizes as one who he's never
fought except for purses in your life" and who
has never been backed In a stake as being
| able to defeat anybody" However, Jem's
sneers at McAulifre don't go for keeps. They
are made for purpose. and that pur-
pose is to anger him 30 that hs
will give way and Yield to Csrney's terms.
Remembering how Arthur Chambers played
this self-same dodge on Johnny Clark. Jack 10
hardly likely to fall into the trap which Carney
has 30 cleverly set for him. Carneys talk about
| making McAuliffe go to England to meet him
| Is ridiculous. The treatment accorded John
Hocnan. when he went to England In search OF
international pugilistic honors. is not forgot
ten. and 1t was not of q character to make
others anxious to receive q repetition OF II.
There is big money for a contest between Car;
noy and McAuliffe right here In New York, and
| q pnOtllrD IL than he Is making
IA sSs$ss 'f sSn 4 Ha~ass s$
Brighten, i Carney il THO wonder his admirers
say. and II McAuliiIe is the poor stick that Car.
that Jem should. like SLvlock. haggle so over.a
pound or two of flesh Better + far for fGar5aeys
very slender actor e yoSs d len HIS:
Skinny Eai ms DC mestS Don't yeh see he needs III
MeAuiiles last Groposti9n to meot Carney b az
ba BAT Tor p purse. ali WHICH he is willing Oar
ney shall have, win or lose, Leaves the English.
t Ghan the S q
Of OF Ne New YORK His name is Bill Pas. and he
Temporary tenn ! 81 Bin Poole rom Hyer and ali Of
crowd The old fellow now resides fey
g #:
D hs s Boy Boy Wore When be fought and whip
pod the British lion, Tom S9!yers., 1t is white
s pnpned ha b"od stains l It When sot
had the old u wssh Gs sw p Srf
old Him W, flsinnr sa Ii ae he
M Ssa s0hn lie had the 'a'p hasres feSes
awful bad, and BIZ. sore on his leg; He used ed
s5sHs Sss sSs Has a ls:
~ as 9 ohm i"S Ir sullivan ne Was wondsr SAID
& III q b Pa knsw h %hs xa he but %a
MarEst III used to SosE t Sim Aisirs IA
Knock him around like he was Q sack 81 wheat:
one Saturday night after the WHFkst ya rs
the Five e' Points Tom was with US. and il
wasn't long before he got into a :, muss
got 70 mussing. and Tom lie whipped him Rh 50 50
Hyss da nnd out ns Rst he ef nsH
Of the Hook he was awful surprised but after If! l
s Sn H9y snf q Soy sSe Nth IN
f R,%; e Country %s y bqs he ssys Hin
terrible walopng." Mr. Pulls is 2 great dog
sSis Mf tle primes Of seconds yas II this
and and told him to, buy him for him. Cooey's
IN snsG Ge 20 cse INT $
sSs.sS ~ ea Of WITH n 81 you
Fifty dollars wouldn't buy three hairs Of his
psnSd Wfa ss w "
ford-the grandfather Of the present bearer Of
the title, Cut IN intaglio IN gold stone is q
fsvers e0e Side is the bird trmmed and
gated. ready, for fray. won't tell you how
may sn b sG de-
n hs @afasss
AMI nothIn 50 game as chicken" said INF Mr.:
hfn hs
when he one Of EN- said There never was nothin!
that lived but had a place to quit He and
agreed ht to Settle t then and there agreeing
to produce chicken that would fight as many
fsSy sSsa
first, fowl, though not until he was pretty badly
e.her fow VIA an he oo
he had killed his third chicken he was nuth hin
bs Wb ws fSs s
s set him at him. Ny fowl Gould hardly stand.
Sasn 1 sRa. hs
Reddy Gallagher of Cleveland feels pretty
bis coming East shortly to try his luck with
some OF the good ones hereabouts The show show
s ,,y has satisfied himself and bis friends that
ho is a pretty bothersome customer for my
body Of his weight. Tommy Chandler Is will
ieaGan might be induced to try CONCLUSIONS
with him. Reddy is a little big for Johnny. but
the latter may think the bigger the beast tho
greater the fall. He certainly ought to be able
to get on with Jack McAulifre. II the latter cam
not shame fight out OF Carney.
Jake Kilrain certainly shows pluck in chal-
longing Jsm smith, though hardly think any
Meanwhile Peter Nolan is willing to give Jake
n 90. and intends visiting .Shebyville, where
Jake and Mitchell spar on tho Fourth 81 July,
| and will then try to arrange q fight with him.
He is willing to match himself either for gate
money or for u stake up to $4,000 jake can
hardly ignore this proposition.
An Old Turkey Hunter Dead.
From the ST. Louts Globe Democrat.
Othineal Trawick. who recently died on his
farm miles OF ARK adephin Ark was born In
| Rnhrsnn county. N O.. within ten mieg OF the line